Garment folding



H. L. s. KUHN GARMENT FOLDING July 17, 1934.

Filed NOV. 14, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l m FIIEKIIK: 55:11:: I 11:: II-

Hlen Louise ,i'ifilhn July 17, -1934-. H, s, KUHN 1,966,630

GARMENT FOLDING Filed Nov. 14, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Helen Louise ,5. If whn Guam Patented July 17, 1934:

.PTET OFFICE 2 Claims.

. This invention relates in general to garment folding, and more particularly has reference to a folded shirt, and to a method of folding the same.

In the past, shirts have been folded with their arms, sides and tail across the back portion of the shirt, so as to leave the front portion of the shirt open for purposes of display.

However, this method of folding shirts, has of necessity included the step of first buttoning up the front of shirts having open fronts, so that these fronts will not drop apart and present an unsightly appearance and allow the shirt to become mussed after it is folded. In this process, it has also been necessary to use pins, or other fastening means in order to hold the various portions of the shirt in place during the process of folding.

Furthermore, the leaving exposed of the front 20v or bosom of the shirt has allowed shirts so folded to become soiled in handling, and also to become soiled by dust, soot and other dirt collecting thereon when they are exposed when on display.

In view of the above, it is very desirable except for purposes of display, that shirts be folded in such a manner as to eliminate the necessity of first buttoning up the front of the shirt, the necessity of pins or other fastening means in holding parts of the shirt together, and the exposure of the bosom of the shirt to being soiled in the manner indicated. This is particularly desirable where shirts are folded and are not placed on display, as where they are folded in laundries after having been laundered, and where they are folded and sold without being placed on display.

One of the primary objects of this invention is therefore to overcome the disadvantages above set forth in connection with the prior art of folding shirts.

Another object of this invention is to provide a method of folding a shirt in which it will be unnecessary to first button up the various openings in the shirt to prevent them from gapping open after the shirt has been folded.

Another object of this invention is to provide a method of folding a shirt wherein the use of pins or other fastening means will not be necessary in the course of folding the shirt.

Another object of this invention is to provide a folded shirt having the other parts of the shirt folded over the bosom in such a manner as to prevent the bosom from becoming soiled.

Another object of this invention is to provide Uri a method of folding a shirt which will entirely conceal the bosom of the shirt, and which will thereby prevent it from being soiled in handling or when left exposed to dust and other dirt.

Other objects andadvantages will become ap parent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it is to be distinctly understood that the said description and drawings are to be taken byway of illustration only, and are not to in any way limit the scope of this invention. This invention is to be limited in scope solely by the prior art and by the terms of the appended claims.

With the above and other objects in View, this invention involves the process and product hereinafter specifically set forth, as well as variations of the same which may fall within the spirit of this invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a shirt being folded in accordance with this invention, showing the first step in the process.

Figure 2 is a view of the same shirt illustrating the process still further advanced by having one of the sides of the shirt folded over the bosom.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing both sides of the shirt folded over the bosom, and the tail of the shirt prepared for the final step.

Figure 4 is a view showing the shirt completely folded.

Figure 5 is a view illustrating the method of placing the shirt in an envelope after it has been completely folded.

Figure 6 is a view illustrating the method used in folding the arms of the shirt across the bosom, so as to bring the cuifs of the shirt to a point adjacent the center of the bosom.

Referring now more particularly to Figure 1, there is shown a shirt having arms 1 folded across the front of the shirt in accordance with this invention. In carrying out the process of this invention, the shirt is first placed with its back down as shown in Figure l, and the arms are stretched out to either side. It is noted that the front of the shirt need not be buttoned up at 2 before beginning the process of folding the shirt. This eliminates one of the most time consuming steps in the previously known processes of folding shirts.

The arms 1 of the shirt are first folded as indicated in Figure 6. The first step is to fold the arms across the bosom of the shirt along the line 4. Next the arms are folded back upon themselves along the line 5, and

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then across the bosom again along the line 6. After this, they are again folded back upon themselves along the line 7 so as to bring the cuffs 3 to the position illustrated in Figure 1.

After the arms 1 have been properly folded as above described, the side portions 8 of the shirt are folded over the bosom as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, so as to form straight line folds at the sides of the shirt. The lower extremity of the tail as illustrated at 9, is then folded up over the other part of the tail so as to form a neat straight line fold at the bottom of the shirt.

It is now necessary merely to fold the lower part of the shirt 10 upwardly over the bosom of the shirt so that the fold formed by bringing up the part 9 will lie adjacent the collar 11 of the shirt.

After the shirt has been thus folded, it is preferably placed in an envelope 12, such as is illustrated in Figure 5. This serves not only to protect the outer portions of the shirt from any dirt or other soiling which might take place, but it also serves to prevent the shirt from being mussed or having its appearance otherwise impaired.

It will be seen from the above description that there has been provided a folded shirt, so that no dirt from handling or from dust, etc., could possibly reach the bosom of the shirt, and thus spoil the appearance of the shirt.

It is further apparent that the above described method of folding a shirt makes it unnecessary to first button the front of the shirt before folding it. The method of folding the shirt is such that the front of the shirt is held together without being buttoned up.

The above method also eliminates all necessity for use of pins, or other fasteners, because each successive fold of the shirt holds all the previous folds properly in place.

Also it will be apparent that the above described invention has eliminated both the expenditure of time and labor by the person folding the shirt in buttoning the shirt up and in placing pins in the same, and has likewise eliminated "the time and labor expended by the person unfolding the shirt in undoing what the folder has done.

What I claim is:

1. A folded shirt of that type adapted to be buttoned up the bosom, said folded shirt being unbuttoned up the bosom and having the sleeves overlying the bosom with the cuffs disposed adjacent the central upper portion thereof, the sides overlying the bosom and the sleeves to protect and hold the parts of the bosom fiat and together without being buttoned and to protect and hold the sleeves in folded position, said sides overlapping each other to assist in holding each other in place, and the tail overlying the sides, sleeves, bosom and collar front to hold the sides and sleeves in proper position over the bosom and to protect the collar front.

2. The method of folding a shirt of that type adapted to be fastened up the bosom comprising placing the unbuttoned shirt back down upon a support, folding the sleeves across the bosom, folding the sides across the bosom to cover the sleeves and bosom and draw the two sides of the bosom together, folding the tail portion of the shirt adjacent its lower edge to form a straight folded lower edge, and folding the lower portion of the shirt up over the folded sides and the bosom to hold the folded sides in position to keep the front portions of the bosom drawn together without other fastening.

HELEN LOUISE S. KUHN. 

